WA4GEG Yaesu Repair 

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IMPORTANT INFO: FT-1000MP, -Mark-V and -Mark-V Field; NOTES & HINTS.

 Yaesu HAM RADIO REPAIR, serving licensed ham operators for over 20 years. 

Personal and professional repair service by Byron Campbell,  ham call WA4GEG and FCC Commercial Radio Telephone licensed. If you want your transceiver repaired right the first time around, then my service is for you. After repair your rig will be burned in for 48 hours and undergo on the air testing to insure proper operation. All radio gear is treated with TLC and serviced in a "non-smoking" environment.

REPAIR LABOR RATE: $75 per hour. On average most transceiver repairs are complete in 2 ~ 2.5 hours,  and 2.5 ~ 3.5 hours for units requiring a lot of work. E-mail with your model and problem and I can usually give you a fairly close estimate on what to expect in the way of repair costs.

On the bench repair estimate charge is based on the hourly rate.  The more intricate the equipment (those containing multiple boards where each must be powered up and tested independently) and for lightning or shipment damaged equipment, the higher the estimate charge. Time in making repair estimates will typically run in the range of 45 minutes to 1 hour. 
 
Repair Facts; Servicing, Alignment and Modification Info:

To set up a date for repair / servicing and to have your transceiver added to my work calendar just drop me an e-mail (see e-mail link below, or send to wa4geg [ a ] hamradiobug.com using the normal format for the e-mail address replacing [a] with @ and removing spaces etc.)

I'm presently booking repair work for the month of September 2010.

Yaesu Transceiver models serviced:

Exclusively supported:  FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP Mark-V, FT-1000MP Mark-V FIELD. For servicing the 200 Watt FT-1000MP Mark-V, all I require is the bare transceiver.

Future supported: FT-2000 series

Please note that only those models listed above are serviced at this time. I do not service anything else.

Inrad crystal filter options, upgrades and modifications

* Want an International Radio crystal filter, roofing filter unit and / or mod. installed in your transceiver while it is being serviced? I sell Inrad products at the same price as posted on their site.

  Modifications and Updates:

*FT-1000MP, Mark-V & Field: 1st IF-Amp. gain correction for improved gain distribution, lower front end noise, and corrects "fuzzy" receive audio symptoms (from IF distortion / inadequate AGC) common in many FT-1000MP.  This mod. will eliminate the need for the Inrad Noise Reduction mod., should the latter be installed.
 

*FT-1000MP, Mark-V & Field: REGULATOR UNIT update. 35% of transceivers serviced show signs of the -9 regulator dropping off as the transceiver warms up. Affected units will automatically be updated during servicing.

*FT-1000MP, Mark-V & Field: RF Unit Switching Transistor Update to correct for incomplete switching in receiver front end circuitry that will lead to eventual receiver failure. Updating affected units will reduce receiver front end generated noise and improve receiver IM3, Blocking and SNR performance. This critical update is automatically applied, where needed, during transceiver servicing.

FT-1000MP Mark-V: Tuner Main update to protect RF Unit and T/R switching. Details on this page:

IMPORTANT INFO: FT-1000MP, -Mark-V and -Mark-V Field; NOTES & HINTS.

What does it cost for equipment repair?

*For the FT-1000MP SERIES, average repair costs will range from $145 ~ $275 depending on the problem, and the amount of alignment work or touch-up needed. Where both repair and modification work is requested, typical labor / time will run 2.5 ~ 3.5 hours.

*Alignment Costs: Based on hourly rate. All repair work will include Basic Alignment, as needed, to insure the transceiver is operating to specifications.

*Basic Alignment includes adjustment of reference and carrier oscillators, IF Shift / Width circuitry, VR, CM coupler, SWR protection, Over Current protection /I-ALC, Main ALC, RF/IF AGC, S-meter and other meter function adjustments/calibration.

*Performance Optimizing Alignment includes the above plus USB/LSB carrier set point optimization for highest quality transmit/receive audio response, RF/IF alignment for optimal receiver signal to noise performance , i.e. best sensitivity possible,  transmitter IF alignment and per band drive calibration. All performance measurement data is then noted on the service invoice.

*Comprehensive Alignment includes the above Basic plus PLL VCOs', PLL Band Pass Filters and etc. Comprehensive alignment is generally not required unless such circuitry has been repaired and/or the transceiver has had little or no attention in a good many years.

FAQs:

How do I get started on having equipment repaired by you? *E-mail: wa4geg [a] hamradiobug.com for consultation before shipping a piece of equipment in for repair. This serves to get your name on my repair work calendar, and will save your place in line should I be backed up with work at the time. *Note; replace [a] in the e-mail address with @ -- I'm trying to stay ahead of the spambots.

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 What do you charge for repair estimates?

The nominal estimate charge is $45. For lightning damaged or shipment damaged equipment (and for the more intricate equipment containing multiple boards where each unit must be power up and tested independently,) based on the hourly labor rate.

Do you work on VHF, UHF equipment and HTs'?

No, sorry. My shop is tooled up specifically for HF SSB (160 ~ 6 meter) equipment repair. Only those models listed above are serviced at the present time.

Which models do you not service?

I do not service anything other than those units listed near the top of this page under the heading  "YAESU MODELS SERVICED".

I sent you an e-mail and have not heard from you. Why?

1) Missing, failed delivery and delayed e-mail problems have been reported, primarily from AOL, EarthLink, juno, web-tv and arrl.net users. Solution: send your message again, maybe even by way of a web-mail account such as Yahoo mail, Hot mail or similar. Also, you might check your SPAM or BULK MAIL folder as messages from me go through my domain HamRadioBug.com and are sometimes detected as bulk mail or spam by certain ISP and web mail providers.

2) All e-mail messages should be sent a/o composed in plain text or simple HTML. Heavy HTML mail (that containing background images, stationary, colors & etc.) should be avoided.  NOTE: MicroSoft 'rich text mail' is a form of HTML.

3) I do my best to respond to e-mail within a few business days. Longer delays will naturally occur around the holidays and weekends.

4) To get past my e-mail SPAM filters it is a good idea that your message subject field contain some relevant info.  Suggested subject lines are those containing the equipment model and your name, initials or ham call sign. Subject line example: Yaesu Repair; FT-1000MP, "your name or call-sign here."

Other info:

E-mail communication is preferred and carried on five days per week, excluding holidays. Response times will typically be within 3 BUSINESS DAYS (Mon.~Fri.) depending on my mail load. Please compose / send mail in the form of plain text or simple HTML.

Phone consultation is available upon special request: to set up a phone consultation appointment simply drop me an e-mail. Please include your name, call sign and subject of inquiry (Yaesu model number, etc.) I'll get a message back to you along with my phone number, day and time window for you to call the shop.

My shipping address is on the packing and shipping page.
 

What payment methods do you accept?

Payment methods accepted are: cash, personal check, certified check,  money order and PayPal e-payment. Please allow ten business days for personal check to clear my bank before item ships.

Credit card and debit card payment accepted too, but only through PayPal system at present. (You do not need a PayPal account to remit via credit or debit card.)

I do not accept electronically wired payments to a bank account.

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